Undet. Papilionid from Rio Grande Valley, TX

[Tom Middagh]

Hi Mike
This is actually a moth  
It is either  Urania fulgens or Urania leilus looks like fulgens.  These
are day flying moths.

It is really neat.

Tom


TNMF at aol.com wrote in article <v04003a0bb262805b51da@[208.24.0.240]>...
> The attachment is a drawing of a undetermined Swallowtail found today
> (11-01-98) near San Benito in Cameron Co., Texas.
> 
> The wings green areas are not greenish white but are irridescent green on
the
> top (hummingbird green) and bluish green on the bottom.
> The underside is laced with a complex pattern of bluish green lines.
> The butterfly is 9cm from wing tip to wing tip.  The tails are about 10mm
long
> all black except for a hint of white on the inside margin.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Couldn't find the likes of it in
> "Mariposas Mexicanas" Mike
>